al-Jahiz

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
writer
historian
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Basra_School_of_Thought
gptkb:Mu'tazila
gptkbp:birthYear 776
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Basra
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Arabic_literature
sociology
philosophy of language
zoology
gptkbp:deathPlace Baghdad
gptkbp:deathYear 868
gptkbp:famousFor humor
satire
rhetoric
observational writing
gptkbp:field philosophy
science
literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label al-Jahiz
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Al-Ghazali
gptkb:Ibn_Khaldun
gptkb:Avicenna
Al-Farabi
gptkbp:influencedBy Islamic Golden Age
gptkbp:knownFor literary style
encyclopedic works
early theories of evolution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legacy influence on later scholars
inspiration for literary criticism
inspiration for modern zoology
cultural_impact_in_the_Arab_world
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Glory_of_the_Arabs
Book of Animals
The Epistle on the Science of the Animals
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
scholar
theologian